Dan Lukiv

In the Beginning, poetry Dan Lukiv

This collection (part of a greater design) makes poetic statements about the themes, imagery, symbolism, and people in the 50 chapters of Genesis (which covers 2,369 years of history). Lukiv plans to continue the project throughout the rest of the Bible (1139 chapters to go!). According to his calculations (as of June, 2008), he may complete the multi-volume work in about two decades. // An excerpt, based on chapter 10 // Nimrod Somebody, / King of Erech / And Accad, / Faced his God / And spat, / While his straight / Arrows pierced / Lungs of brothers; / Yes, he felled arms / And legs by / Slicing open / The torso.